New online! Pollutants disrupt gut microbiota

The associated Research Briefing is now out, with additional insights into the mission behind the paper and future directions. We hope this work will contribute to positive environmental change. (11/11) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Could everyday chemicals be having a toxic effect on our gut #health? 🧫🧪 150+ common substances may stifle 'good' gut bacteria in our bodies, affecting digestion and mental health. New #research by @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @indraroux.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social#health👇 https://bit.ly/3Ma9325

Excited to share our latest research in @natmicrobiol.nature.com . We uncover hundreds of inhibitory interactions between common chemical pollutants and human gut bacteria. A thread🧵 (1/10) #microbiomesky #microsky @kiranrpatil.bsky.social lab @mrc-tu.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sub-cellular chemical mapping in bacteria using correlated cryogenic electron and mass spectrometry imaging Congrats Hannah Ochner and authors on this important paper! Strong collaboration with @kiranrpatil.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... @mrclmb.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Another fantastic study from @lisamaierlab.bsky.social showing how non-antibiotics impact gut ecosytem. Congratulations @ghammeranne.bsky.social et al.!

@skamrad.bsky.social @kiranrpatil.bsky.social show xenobiotics impact growth of gut bacteria and their metabolic homeostasis by affecting amine metabolism ➡️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Scientists discover protection from PFAS chemicals #Cambridgeshire #BBCNews 🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Excited to share some key details on our latest research in @natmicrobiol.nature.com reporting intra-cellular accumulation of #PFAS (aka forever chemicals) by certain human gut bacteria. #microsky #mevosky #microbiomesky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#NewResearch 🚨Out now! Human gut bacteria bioaccumulate forever chemicals, in intracellular aggregates and colonization of gnotobiotic mice with these bioaccumulating bacteria increases faecal PFAS excretion. @kiranrpatil.bsky.social #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Beautiful work from my friend @kiranrpatil.bsky.social . Gut bacteria can accumulate Forever chemicals and help us get rid of them! Happy we could contribute! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gut bacteria to the rescue! 🦠✨ They can shield us from harmful chemicals—and the latest study from Kiran Patil's lab (@kiranrpatil.bsky.social) uncovers how. We’re proud to have contributed to this exciting work! #Microbiome #Detox www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Researchers in the Patil Lab have discovered that certain species of gut bacteria can absorb PFAS. Boosting these species in our gut microbiome could be a new way to protect us from the harmful effects of PFAS. Read more here: buff.ly/4FsVFsS @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @indraroux.bsky.social

Latest study from the lab is online today (and another will be out tomorrow, stay tuned:)). We profiled effect of >1700 chemicals (drugs, pesticides,...) on secretion of amines (involved in gut-brain and gut-immune axis. ) by human gut bacteria. Brilliant work by @skamrad.bsky.social and Tara Davis

Check out our new preprint! We systematically map proteomic and metabolomic interactions between >100 pairs of gut bacteria, detecting metabolic interactions and functionally-related clusters of proteins. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @kiranrpatil.bsky.social

📢 Fresh off the press and featuring new exciting experiments! 🧪 We show how glycolytic activity instructs germ layer proportions through regulation of Nodal and Wnt signaling - happy to finally share this 😊 doi.org/10.1016/j.st... B2B with @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social lab: doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 🤩

Sweeteners are so common in food and drinks. New work expanding our knowledge base of sweetener-bacteria interactions 👇🏽. Kudos to @sonjablasche.bsky.social @indraroux.bsky.social and others from our lab

Kudos to Ghada @kostchristian.bsky.social team and @metagenomez.bsky.social et al. for this mammoth effort! An important step forward towards understanding natural microbial communities and determinants of their fascinating diversity.

Congratulations to talented @naomiirisvdberg.bsky.social for successfully passing her PhD exam! Very proud of the latest PhD graduate from my lab and the entire team! 🙌🎉🍾

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“Manufactured Chemicals and Children’s Health..” – an excellent evidence-based case in N Eng J Med. Despite overwhelming epidemiological evidence (Note: randomised clinical trials are obviously unethical), less than 20% chemicals are tested for toxicity. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Interested in the ecological dynamics of Enterobacteriaceae across populations? Check out our new study 🧬

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